Rigatoni with Gorgonzola, Walnuts, and Mushrooms
Recipe from Salamandre Wine Cellars, first shared on Web Winery in 2001. No longer trading
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A cream sauce from Salamandre, made from packet Alfredo mix with Chardonnay, mushrooms, Gorgonzola, walnuts and a splash of bourbon, over rigatoni. The winery recommends dried wild mushrooms: costly, but light.
- CoursePasta
- YieldFor 4
- TimeAbout 20 minutes' simmering
Ingredients
Method
- Fry the onion and garlic in the olive oil until crisp.
- Add the Chardonnay and the Alfredo mix, with water if needed, until the sauce coats a spoon but still drips off it.
- Add the mushrooms. Turn the heat down, add the Gorgonzola and stir until it melts into the sauce.
- Crumble in the walnuts and season with salt and a little pepper.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often and adding water to keep it smooth.
- When it tastes right, stir in the bourbon and keep the pot warm.
- Boil the rigatoni for about 12 minutes, drain, and mix it with the sauce.
Pair with
Primitivo or Pinot Noir, as Salamandre suggests.
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